Software Customisation Reference Manual

Name	Type	Purpose
Constructors
Measure ()	MEASURE	Creates an invalid/unset dimension (INVALID).
Measure(STRING)	MEASURE	Creates a MEASURE of which string is a 'reasonable' match to any of description, name, hashcode, format code (L, L2 etc) or any other recognisable name or abbreviation of a unit of the measure.
Measure(REAL)	MEASURE	Creates a MEASURE of which the value of REAL is a (valid) enum value, or is a negative (non standard) dimension..

Name	Result	Purpose
Description() String()	STRING	Long description of dimension.
Name()	STRING	Unique name used for format statements and commands
Hashcode() Ptype()	STRING	Hash code of dimension. Returns 'GENERIC' if generic dimension - i.e. non standard.
Current Unit Methods
currentunits()	UNIT	Returns current unit of this dimension.
UnitQualifier()	STRING	Unit qualifier of current units.
UnitFactor()	REAL	Conversion factor to database units from current units.
SetUnits(unit)	BOOLEAN	Returns true if successfully set current unit of the dimension to unit.
Numeric()	BOOLEAN	Sets current units of dimension to be Numeric (i.e. no unit conversion in place). NUMERIC units have Hashcode NUMB and null names, unitqualifiers, and descriptions. Returns true if successful.
Default()	BOOLEAN	Sets current units of all dimensions to those defined by catalogue BUNI/DUNI. Returns true if successful.
Suspend()	BOOLEAN	Suspends current units of all physical quantities and operates exclusively in database units. Pushes up one level of suspension. Returns true if successful.
SuspendLevel()	REAL	Returns number of levels of suspension of current units. If 0 no suspension in force.
Reinstate()	BOOLEAN	Reinstates currently defined current working units for all quantities. Clears suspension stack. Returns true if successful.
Unsuspend()	BOOLEAN	Pops one level of suspension stack of current units. If level now one working in defined current units. Returns true if successful.
General Queries
IsNull()	BOOLEAN	TRUE if dimension is NONE.
IsStandard()	BOOLEAN	TRUE if dimension is a named (standard) dimension. FALSE if specified from powers of its base components (i.e. Generic).
DBUnits() DBUnit()	UNIT	Database unit for this dimension.
UnitsOf()	ARRAY of UNITs	Set of standard units of this dimension.
AllDimensions()	ARRAY of MEASUREs	Set of all standard dimensions.
AllUnits()	ARRAY of UNITs	Set of all named Units
Enum()	REAL	Unique integer ID for this Dimension. Positive if standard dimension (packed Hash Value) Negative if generic dimension coded from component base dimensions.